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Signia's 2023 lineup has added 5 new hearing aids, including the world's first rechargeable CIC hearing aid from a big 5 manufacturer. London-based Audiologist Matthew Allsop gives you the full scoop! (Note: US launch slated for October.)
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An aging population means more hearing aid users. The authors describe their techniques for independently assessing prescription and over-the-counter hearing aids in an acoustic laboratory.
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GN Store Nord will merge its GN Hearing and GN Audio divisions into a single entity. Peter Karlstromer is the new Group CEO, with GN Hearing CEO Gitte Aabo stepping down to pursue a board career. It has also been reported that Scott Davis of GN Hearing North America will be assuming a new global leadership role.
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After 1.5 months of work, HearingTracker Founder Abram Bailey shares the new Hearing Aid Directory. The Directory allows you to filter through, find, and then explore the hearing aid models that might best suit you, compare features, and even play sound samples. Take a look for yourself at: https://www.hearingtracker.com/hearing-aids/directory
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) has granted the University of Arizona $30 million over 5 years, and potentially $30MM more after that, to bring together researchers in topological acoustics—exploiting properties of sound to improve computing, telecommunications, sensing, and more.
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A report in 'Nature Scientific Reports' from researchers at Northwestern University and Soundwave Hearing shows Soundwave's Gaussian Process, a self-fitting method for OTC hearing aids, yields results that are not statistically different from an audiologist-controlled hearing assessment in a clinical setting (within 3 dB of the standard audiogram).
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- Study shows that eye movements decrease while effortfully listening to speech medicalxpress․com
- Amplifon: Enrico Vita best CEO in Europe within the MEDTECH sector according to Institutional Investor corporate․amplifon․com
- Signia Introduces Hearing Aids That Tackle the Most Difficult Challenge for People With Hearing Loss: Group Conversations in Noise prnewswire․co․uk
- Findings from the ACHIEVE RCT: Does hearing care modify dementia risk? canadianaudiologist․ca
- Experimental Medicines for Hearing Loss: Are Prevention or Restoration Feasible? canadianaudiologist․ca
- Close-Up Clinical Imaging of the Inner Ear. Coming To Audiology Soon? canadianaudiologist․ca
- Does An Ultrasonic Cleaner Alone Provide Sufficient Disinfection for Admittance Probe Tips? canadianaudiologist․ca
- Interstate Compact Win: SLP Helps Sway Virginia leader․pubs․asha․org
- Susan Whichard and Scott Krell Join SafKan Health in Key Leadership Roles hearinghealthmatters․org
- Starkey’s Genesis AI Wins TWICE VIP Award hearingtracker․com
- Waterbury (CT) hearing aid dealer sentenced to 4 years in prison for stealing millions, Feds say news․google․com
- Navy Lab Using 3D Tech to Fight Hearing Damage in Sailors | US Naval Institute news․usni․org
- UK Hearing aid sales drop due to reduced NHS buy-in for Q2 baaudiology․org
- NIOSH Publishes New Guide for Preventing Occupational Noise-Induced Hearing Loss | NIOSH/CDC cdc․gov
- The Sound of Silence: Researching Noise Induced Hearing Loss at the University of Colorado School of Medicine news․cuanschutz․edu
- WSA: VA market share to rise with launch of new Signia platform | Paywall medwatch․com
- Chairman praised successful turnaround in GN Hearing despite financial decline | Paywall medwatch․com
- Departing GN CEO Gitte Aabo on leaving GN: My own decision | Paywall medwatch․com
- WS Audiology has no plans of merging product platforms | Paywall medwatch․com
- Mysteries of the Hearing Brain: Hearing aid processing delays affect neural fidelity canadianaudiologist․ca
- ACHIEVE Study: Adaptation and Balance are What Matters canadianaudiologist․ca
- Nov 16-18: ASHA 2023 Convention–Ignite Your Professional Innovation in Boston leader․pubs․asha․org
- Hearing Aid Delay: Two /i/ or not two /I/? | Widex hearingreview․com
Audio/Video
- Starkey Sound Bites: Behind the Sound: A Deep Dive into Starkey’s Genesis AI on Apple Podcasts podcasts․apple․com
- Dr. Rachael Cook: How to Speak Better–Strategies to Improve Your Communication youtube․com
- Dr. Cliff Vlog: Time to Change Careers? youtube․com
- Dr. Cliff: Most Common Causes of Hearing Loss EXPLAINED youtube․com
Research
- Precise sound characteristics drive plasticity in the primary auditory cortex with VNS-sound pairing frontiersin․org
- Improvements in naturalistic speech-in-noise comprehension in middle-aged and older adults after 3 weeks of computer-based speechreading training nature․com
- Speech recognition and quality of life outcomes of adults with cochlear implants following a quarter-century of deafness: what should be the maximum duration? link․springer․com
- Full Recovery of Sensorineural Hearing Loss in a Patient with Congenital Hypothyroidism thieme-connect․de
- Self-Reported Hearing Loss Is Associated With Poorer Health Care Access, Delays, and Communication With Providers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings From the Survey of the Health of Wisconsin COVID-19 Community Impact Survey pubs․asha․org
- The impact of waiting time on hearing outcome and patients’ satisfaction after cholesteatoma surgery tandfonline․com
- A Narrative Review of Air-Conduction Re-routing Systems for Adults with Limited Useable Hearing Unilaterally canadianaudiologist․ca
- Feasibility of the HEAR-aware App for Hearing Loss Self-Management: A Nonrandomized Intervention Study to Examine Intervention Acceptability and the Stages-of-Change Concept journals․lww․com
- Assessing sudden onset hearing loss in general practice: Where are the tuning forks? onlinelibrary․wiley․com
- Auditory, Lexical, and Multitasking Demands Interactively Impact Listening Effort pubs․asha․org
- Clinical Trial: A Study in Subjects With Otoferlin Mutation-related Hearing Loss Using RNA Base-editing Therapy | Shanghai classic․clinicaltrials․gov
- Factors Associated With Hearing Aid Outcomes Including Social Networks, Self-Reported Mental Health, and Service Delivery Models pubs․asha․org
- Effects of analysis window on 40-Hz auditory steady-state responses in cochlear implant users sciencedirect․com
- Comparison of Click and Level-Specific (LS) CE Chirp-Stimulated Auditory Brainstem Responses in Adults with Hearing Loss thieme-connect․de
- Effects of Auditory Training in Older Adults pubs․asha․org
- Large-scale annotated dataset for cochlear hair cell detection and classification biorxiv․org
- Learning induces unique transcriptional landscapes in the auditory cortex linkinghub․elsevier․com